This Amazing CUBASE Feature will make you MIX Music Faster 🚀

[@2RStudios]

I used to set my own lists too... What also takes some time... But since I lost them (my lists) I started to work just typing the name of the plugin (2 or 3 letters is enough) in the search field... You can sort your plugins really fast out. I find this even faster. 👍🏻

[@mixdownonline]

For sure, if that works for you!

[@LoveMeBack]

If you leave out Waves I have a manageable amount of plug-ins collected during a few decades. I use all my plugins, still I can hardly remember most their names.

[@johncostigan6160]

A beautiful time saver! It's easy to get bogged down with excess plug-ins while you choose one. Especially when many of them could do the job. Thanks, Chris!

[@mixdownonline]

You're totally right, John!

[@nk1000]

Amazing! The info you share with us is so helpful. God bless you Chris!

[@THZORROMUSIC]

hi chris, do u use external hardware as inserts? just saw a pro tools video on this and wondering if cubase can handle this, routing, with playback kompensation etc... also wondering on how to print it.

[@2GooDProductions]

i have quite a few waves plugins, and always use the same few. Like the C1 is my goto for side-chained compression, MV2 for upwards and downwards compression, F6 for side-chained dynamic equing, L1+ Ultramaximizer as my final limiter. I use standardClip(not waves) as my goto for soft/hard clipping saturation and getting the warmth. Thanks for the tip, this will accelerate my workflow dramatically. Especially as I dont use any mixing templates and have to create busses for every song it can be a pain to add and set up the compressors for side chaining kicks to basslines, routing drums to their own bus, especially when you have to keep scrolling through the plugin list

[@J-DUB-F1]

I started making my own folders right after your first video on plugin manager several years ago........this takes it a step further, and will definitely shave down my search time 😉👍

[@moisefpsound]

woo me demoré mucho volver a encontrar este video, muchas gracias!

[@micwarren21]

Great tip for new user. Thank you very much for this one. Very well appreciated.

[@mixdownonline]

Very welcome!

[@NNOC]

I work with Cubase for allmost 20 years and didnt know that. Now I feel like Im the ******* guy on the planet. Thanks for that Chris ;)

[@mixdownonline]

Join the club, I too learn stuff about Cubase even after 20 years working with it.

[@albertoselvaggi]

This will be a huge time saver for me! thank you Chris!!!

[@mixdownonline]

Happy to help!

[@UriKleinman]

No words man, every day theres something new to learn...thanks Chris

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@AlmogBenAri93]

As always very useful , thank you Chris

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@blakebrothers]

Very helpful - thanks Chris!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jonathantrengove9701]

Thanks Chris that’s awesome, there are so many features inside cubase for shortcuts that some of us just don’t know about

[@mixdownonline]

I agree, there's so much under the hood!

[@paulpilon5627]

It doesn't seem possible to add a third party plugin into an existing folder that Cubase made. Like one for panning into the "Spatial and Panning" folder. Or am I missing something? Otherwise I'll have two folders with Panning as names?

[@roobscoob47]

Thanks, Chris! I only have the standard plug in's from the Cubase program. I have been too afraid to try to download others... Worried about getting some virus' and just simply don't understand how to load into Cubase. Is it possible that a virus or something might be attached to a download?

[@mixdownonline]

As far as you buy your plugins and don't use cracks, you won't have to worry about viruses

[@philipfrench8496]

Great video broski!!! I love your channel.. I've learned sooooooi much from your channel. BTW what part of the world are you in? Just wondering.. I'm in Dallas, Texas USA 🇺🇸. Blessings and continued success. 🐻🍯🎶🎵🎷🎷🎷👍🏿

[@mixdownonline]

Hi Philip! Thank you for your kind words! I'm in Quebec, the french part of Canada. Go Cowboys! 🏈

[@philipfrench8496]

@@mixdownonline boooooooo. I'm originally from Washington DC, so I'm a Washington Commander fan #Redskins4Life 🏈

[@mixdownonline]

@@philipfrench8496 LOL surely not a Cowboys fan then LOL!

[@brian95240]

It would be a great idea to organize them by music style and then type. Then you could go to your rock folder and quickly find your Go-to distortion, delay, flange, etc. Same could go for other styles. The time that would take though...

[@lloydbrownmusic]

I hear Hans Zimmer every time I get into my Plugin Manager as well lol, but followed your tip on a long previous video you made. Unfortunately I'm still halfway down that rabbit hole. A tidier rabbit hole, but STILL a rabbit hole lol. One thing, I wish the manager automatically saves in alphabetical order, I'm still doing that manually......maybe in another update. Thanks again Chris for this truly time saving tip.

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome, Lloyd!

[@tiplady]

Gonna be v useful for the huge list of plugs, esp the UAD plugs that many are demos, only concern is remembering to copy the folder for big updates that will wipe user settings. I think the time spent doing this will be a great time saver.

[@mixdownonline]

Yes, exactly

[@thesoundaudiostudio]

Hi Chris, this side Sanjay from India🇮🇳..... A subscriber and a big big fan of yours...... groove on.

[@mixdownonline]

Hi Sanjay, thank you so much for subscribing! Groove on!!

[@jobulog4545]

Thanks 🙏. Great useful tip

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@PhilippeHyvernaud]

I use it since the implementation in Cubase and I save a lot of time!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you do :-)

[@JesusArmasOficial]

There is something that's really funny! I was thinking of something like this today for Pro Tools. I've been a Pro Tools user since 2018 and I love it but this feature would be such a time saving feature. If I'm not wrong Pro Tools is the only DAW or better said, the only commercial DAW with no plug-in manager like Cubase or Studio One. Having something like this is so necessary! Thanks for sharing!

[@mixdownonline]

I'm surprised PT doesn't have this already!

[@JesusArmasOficial]

@@mixdownonline I am too! Given the fact that a plug-in manager is a standard among other platforms.

[@MrVleker]

What a coincidence. I just did this (again) the other day. I also use the search function a lot. I find that I only use a couple of plugins over and over so I don't need the rest to clutter my screen :)

[@mixdownonline]

ool stuff!

[@siriusfun]

Very helpful - thanks, brother!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paulluckey6997]

Thank you. Good tips

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@ChrrZ]

i´m a huge fan of the plugin manager and always created my own lists since this feature was brought to cubase 🙂 before that was available, i used to create custom folders in the file-system to have the plugins sorted the way i liked, lol most of the time i already know which plugin i will need for the application, but that also means i´m going to use the same few ones over and over again, and i almost regret many plugins i have bought and never use.

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks for sharing!

[@glenndodd5443]

Great video, Chris. I use this feature, but I haven't seen any way of alphabetically sorting my lists, which would also reduce search times. Do you know a sorting feature is available in Cubase 11 or 12?

[@mixdownonline]

No, there's not. You're not the only one asking for this

[@niozikpro5812]

Super. Thank you

[@izzyizzm8761]

Why cant I right click on a plugin and send it to wherever? Seems ''antiquated" Studio One ?

[@missepicmandy]

When talking about mixing does it mean no mixing during song arrangement and other production? So mixing should be the last thing?

[@mixdownonline]

Yes, mixing is the last step before mastering, but that doesn't mean you can't mix stuff up while recording if needed. I also always think of the Mix when I produce and record a song. I think that can be a good topic for a video, so I can explain this better :-)

[@deejaytea694]

Great video. I do suffer from this syndrome. I have a desktop in my studio and a laptop for travel. Both running Windows 11 and Cubase Pro 12. My question is, can I save this plugin configuration and transfer it to my laptop which has all the same plugins without building it on my laptop? Thank you for any help you can give and keep up the good work. Love your channel.

[@mixdownonline]

Yes you can, you need to copy the PluginManager.xml file from the Cubase 12 data folder to the same folder on your laptop. Check this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5mwno2DpJWKi6s to know where to find the Cubase Folder

[@deejaytea694]

​@@mixdownonline Thank you so much.

[@rturner2095]

Great video! I've used the custom plugin groups for years. It helps a lot! One more thing i do. I always clean house [studio] once a year by uninstalling plugins I'm not using. I figure if I have a plugin installed and I haven't used it 12 months. Bye, Bye.

[@mixdownonline]

You got it!

[@danielgarcet1130]

Good to know !

[@guitrldy]

Woah woah, slow down! I'd like to see ALL of Chris' favorite plugins! Anyone, anyone?!

[@mixdownonline]

Lol! Maybe I'll make a video on these

[@BloodyMikeCore]

well, my way of going about this, in Cubase... is that that I have a "New Plugin" and a "Test" folder. Drop the thing inside. Once I tested it. in my "Dynamic" folder, I have a "Fav" and "Other" folder. So I don't have to search for ages those I like the most. And if I need something else, I got everything else just bellow my short list of plugins. Simple but efficient. (I did a copy and past of my comment on Colt channel, 5 minutes ago)

[@mixdownonline]

Cool stuff, thanks for sharing!

[@BloodyMikeCore]

@@mixdownonline love your videos! they are really helpfull! Thanks for everything! J'ai encore énormément a apprendre sur Cubase par contre!

[@barlypop]

This is the way. 👍

[@jonathanoates1972]

ah yes the plugin manger. I sussed this out some time ago and made my own plugin folder with all my main goto plugins. Makes a change to have gotten something found before I heard about it first! 🙂

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks for sharing!

[@PatrickPleau]

fais le ménage de tes plugins Chris! ;) hahhahah lache pas! you da best

[@mixdownonline]

Ha! Ha! Merci, Pat!

[@mgma8677]

Can you give some info about the white controler in front of you?????

[@mixdownonline]

That's the nanoKontrol2 that I use to control some plugins in Cubase 12

[@josephjoeflamedavis132]

LOL Yes I have a lot of Plugins thanks so much for this

[@synthoelectro]

windows in general needs a way to make all folders easier to find, including all DAWs.

[@hemrajpangtey4710]

Microphone signal is very low in audio interface. Please suggest

[@mixdownonline]

Hi Hemraj, thank you for your comment! It can be many factors, but if you are using a dynamic microphone, maybe try using some sort of "signal booster" such as the Cloudlifter or Triton Audio Fethead. Good luck!

[@svenisaksson3970]

The most impotant benefit of the plug-in manager is that you can sort the plug-ins the way that makes sense to YOU! Ever noticed that there, usually, is an "other" category, when you select to sort "by category"....And this is where the mayority of plug-ins tend to end up!!!! Kinda defeats the purpose of sorting "by category". Doesn't it?

[@mixdownonline]

That depends on the way you sort that out. In my case, whatever doesn't fit in my main categories, goes the "other", which is not the majority of my plugins

[@svenisaksson3970]

@@mixdownonline If you select "sort by category" and let the plugins end up in the category that the vendors determined, the vast majority WILL end up in the "Other" category, in any DAW or Audio software (such as Wavelab). That's where most vendors decide to put them!

[@RenanBEreanSound]

0:14 laughing out loud here 😂

[@mixdownonline]

Lol! We are all guilty of this 🤣

[@kruppelfield]

I had such List 5 years ago and was just annoyed myself that I couldn't orientate anymore because of that bloat of Plug-ins. Back then I didn't really know what I need and what I can remove. So I decided for myself not to have more than 5 Plug-ins of each category and I pretty much use now the same Plug-ins for the past 5 years.

[@mixdownonline]

That's awesomne!

[@WujiErTaiji]

I just stopped getting plugins unless I think I will really use it and removed everything I don't use and I continue to do this over and over if I notice that I don't use. I have a friend that has probably 100 times of the plugins I ever bought but he hasn't finished a track in two years. But he still installs more stuff he will never use...

[@mixdownonline]

You go it! You'll end up making way more music this way, which what we're supposed to do anyways ;-)

[@chrisibbetson]

HPLS! guilty! 🤣

[@mixdownonline]

LOL!

[@tazgoemi3574]

Thats just me all the time tryna use different plugins 🙆🏾‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️😂 tell though this option is only on cubase 10 or it can also work on a 5🤔???

[@rturner2095]

What's really crazy. You're collaborating with someone and they swear by a particular plugin and you have a plugin that does everything the one they have and more. So now you end up having to install a plugin that you may only use once.😧

[@mixdownonline]

Yep, that is happening to be right now, lol!

[@LoveMeBack]

If only you could arrange the personal folders in alphabetical order.

[@mixdownonline]

That would be cool!

[@svenisaksson3970]

The black sheep of plug-ins is indesputably Waves! Every Waves plug-in comes in at least twoi (mono and stereo), and several in more (mono -> stereo, etc), variants. This is a total waste of space and only serves to give us bloated plug-in menues, for no benefit. Waves seems to be the only plug-in manufacturer who has failed to understand that the VST format can detect the cannel cifiguration, and configure the plug-in accordingly. The mono -> stereo variants are particurlarly useless, as there is no way to turn a mono channel into a stereo channel in Cubase!

[@ChrrZ]

totally right, its such a mess with those!

[@mixdownonline]

(mono -> stereo, etc) is useless in Cubase, but can be useful on a DAW like Pro Tools

[@svenisaksson3970]

@@mixdownonline Yes, but Pro Tools don't use the VST format, does it? Still, Waves is the ONLY manufaturer (I found) that does this!

[@WarrenPostma]

Another great thing is to STOP BUYING MORE PLUGINS.

[@mixdownonline]

That should do it lol!

[@iam-music]

Actually just watch minimalism doco on repeat for a week then revisit your plugins :-/

[@mixdownonline]

Lol! Good idea!

[@iam-music]

@@mixdownonline hey if you really want to scare peeps...challenge to 1eq, 1 comp, 1 fx plugs for whole mix eh???...you know...old school ;-)

[@ruudjansen2412]

Great tip Chris, thanks!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!